Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
Rifbewoner; diepteverspreiding 0 - 5 m (Ref. 96667). Tropical
Indo-Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.0 cm CW mannelijk/geslacht niet bekend; (Ref. 128968); Maximaal gepubliceerd gewicht: 100.00 g (Ref. 128968)
The carapace is bright orange in color with mosaic patterns. The walking legs have small hairs in their border (Ref. 128968)
Adults live along coral areas (Ref. 128968). This species is known to be one of the most poisonous crabs in the world. Its neurotoxin does not get denatured by heat even when cooked. It acquires the poisonous neurotoxin from its food, including a poisonous sea cucumber (Ref. 85383). Intertidal (Ref. 106854). Inhabits littoral and sublittoral areas with rocky and coral rubble substrates, and coral reefs (Ref. 85383).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geslachtsrijpheid | Voortplanting | Kuitschieten | Eieren | Fecundity | Larven
Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.
Yeo, D.C.J., T. Swee Hee and P.K.L. Ng. 2008. (Ref. 85383)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Status bij CITES (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Gevaarlijk voor mensen
Poisonous to eat (Ref. 85383)
Gebruik door de mens
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 22.8 - 29.3, mean 28.5 (based on 2762 cells).
